Amazon curtails ventures amid push to control costs
Amazon is shuttering more projects, with a digital travel experience and a high-performance robotic system the most recent to get the ax.
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Engineering
Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials
Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and hindering their performance.
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Engineering
Deep learning makes X-ray CT inspection of 3D-printed parts faster, more accurate
A new deep-learning framework developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is speeding up the process of inspecting additively manufactured metal parts using X-ray computed tomography, or CT, while ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Post-it Notes adapt to work-from-home with Microsoft Teams app
Post-it Notes are getting a hybrid-work upgrade with a Microsoft Teams app that lets users digitize handwritten notes by holding them in front of the camera.
Oct 14, 2022
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Business
The history of the semiconductor industry and why it is so critical and politically sensitive
Semiconductors—the digital machinery that runs smartphones and computers, and helps run everything from cars and doorbells to water and power supplies and military systems—are ubiquitous.
Oct 14, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Meta calls FTC suit to block VR fitness deal 'ill-conceived'
Meta Platforms Inc. urged a judge to reject the U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company's acquisition of virtual reality app Within Unlimited, saying the agency's claims about competition in the area are ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
California Coastal Commission approves desalination plant in Orange County
Less than six months after rejecting a proposal for a major desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved plans for a different, smaller project in Orange County they say could ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Telecom
Broadband internet isn't equally available to LA County's low-income residents, report says
The pandemic proved how crucial it is to be connected to the internet.
Oct 14, 2022
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Hardware
Researchers want to make salt printing marketable
Materials scientists Nicole Kleger and Simona Fehlmann have developed a 3D printing process for creating salt templates that they can fill with other materials. One area of application is the creation of highly porous lightweight ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Experts discuss future surplus power storage technologies
If the transition to renewables is to succeed, we will need a viable means of storing surplus heat and electricity. Globe spoke to experts from ETH Zurich about the promising technologies that could help us reach net zero.
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